Watch this video with the famous tenor saxophone player Scott Hamilton playing the tune Jitterburg Waltz composed by Fats Waller. In this take Scott Hamilton presents us some very tasty saxophone playing. His sound is very warm and heats up the soul of the listeners.
Here he is accompanied by other great [...]
Scott Hamilton Quintet Performing the Jitterburg Waltz by Fats Waller
Tenor Saxophone Giant Sonny Rollins and Guitar Legend Jim Hall Performing The Bridge
Watch this video with the great jazz tenor saxophone player Sonny Rollins playing his composition The Bridge and being accompanied by Jim Hall on guitar, Bob Cranshaw on bass and Ben Riley on drums. This tune is written and performen in up tempo which is a challenge for all musicians. However, [...]
Ben Webster Performing the Song Perdido along with the Oscar Peterson Trio
Watch this video clip with the great tenor saxophone player Ben Webster improvising over the chord changes of the song Perdido. Some time ago, we have posted the same song performed by another jazz legend: Sarah Vaughan, go and listen to this version too, then compare and try to find out [...]
John Coltrane interview from 1960
John Coltrane talks about his favourite musicians and what he likes most of his own work. This video is a jewel since it presents John Coltrane in an interview expressing his ideas about the music he is performing instead of playing his saxophone or flute. The pictures of the movie [...]
Charlie Parker – Summertime
Watch this video of Charlie Parker playing the famous George Gershwin song ‘Summertime’ while a slide show of a few Charlie Parker photos is passing. This blues is well known in the jazz world and many of the jazz players have recorded their version. The video we are showing [...]
John Coltrane – Soloing on ‘Freddie the Freeloader’
watch Miles Davis standing in the background smoking a cigarette while John Coltrane, the great master of bebop saxophone playing, is soloing over the choruses of the jazz standard tune ‘Freddie the Freeloader’. Listen to the energy … velocity, precision, feeling, energy, it’s all there. If you wish to watch more [...]
